World Facts and Geography

Norway is known as the 'Land of the Midnight Sun' because parts of the country experience 24 hours of daylight during summer months. This phenomenon occurs north of the Arctic Circle where the sun doesn't set for several weeks.

The Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower is located in Guangzhou, China. It is one of the tallest towers in the world and serves as a prominent landmark and tourist attraction in southern China.

Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, a town in what was then Austria-Hungary (now Austria). Germany is the most common distractor but historically incorrect.

Yosemite National Park is located in California's Sierra Nevada mountains. It is famous for its granite cliffs (including El Capitan), waterfalls, and giant sequoia groves. It was one of the first national parks in the United States, established in 1890.

Badlands National Park is located in South Dakota. It features rugged, eroded terrain with fossil beds, sharply eroded buttes, and mixed-grass prairie. The park is known for its dramatic landscapes and rich fossil deposits from the Oligocene epoch.

Grand Teton National Park is located in Wyoming, just south of Yellowstone. It is famous for its stunning mountain peaks, the Teton Range, which rise dramatically from the valley floor without foothills. The park includes glacial lakes and abundant wildlife.

Yellowstone National Park spans three states: Wyoming (96%), Montana (3%), and Idaho (1%). It was established in 1872 as the first national park in the world. It is famous for its geothermal features including Old Faithful geyser and diverse wildlife.

Grand Canyon National Park is located in Arizona. The canyon was carved by the Colorado River over millions of years, exposing nearly 2 billion years of Earth's geological history. It is one of the most famous natural landmarks in the world.

Libya's flag under Muammar Gaddafi was the only national flag that was a single solid color (green) without any design, emblem, or other colors. This plain green flag represented Gaddafi's political ideology (Green Book). Mauritania, Bosnia, and Jamaica all have flags with multiple colors and/or designs.

Switzerland's national flag is square (uniquely, with Vatican City as the only other sovereign state). The Swiss flag is one of the very few non-rectangular flags in the world.

Tasmania has some of the cleanest air in the world due to its remote location in the Southern Ocean and westerly winds that carry unpolluted air across the region. The CSIRO monitoring station at Cape Grim records this pristine air quality.

India has the longest written constitution in the world with over 146,000 words originally. The US constitution is much shorter, while Russia and Iraq do not hold this record, making option A correct.

Samba originated in Brazil, specifically in Rio de Janeiro, evolving from African rhythms brought by enslaved people and Portuguese musical influences. It became Brazil's national dance and is closely associated with Carnival. Argentina, Mexico, and France are not associated with Samba's origin.